The rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people, two fatally, in self-defense during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020, has been destroyed. The Smith & Wesson M&P 15 rifle was seized by Kenosha police officers after the shootings and Rittenhouse’s attorneys and prosecutors agreed in January that the gun would be destroyed. Officials at the Wisconsin State Crime Lab dismantled the rifle on Feb. 25, WISN-TV reported. The station posted a video showing technicians unboxing the gun and feeding it into a shredder. Rittenhouse’s lead attorney, Mark Richards, said Rittenhouse didn’t want someone to buy it and turn it into a trophy. The agreement called for the process to be recorded. “The parties—the defense, the state, and also Dominick Black, who purchased that firearm—have all signed off on a stipulation whereby the Kenosha Police Department and Joint Services will destroy that firearm, as well as the magazine, and …
Wisconsin Crime Lab Destroys Rifle Used by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha
March 12, 2022
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